Tokyo:Personal information of approximately 125,000 police officers and staff members in Japan may have been compromised due to unauthorized access to the cloud service operator Arcadia Inc., as reported by the National Police Agency (NPA) officials.
According to Thai News Agency, over 18,000 email addresses of citizens and companies registered for a security notification service may also have been exposed. The breach affects twenty prefectural police departments, including those in Aichi, Hyogo, and Hiroshima, which use an Arcadia system to confirm employee safety during emergencies, such as disasters.
Names and email addresses of officers and staff are stored in the system, with some departments, including Tochigi and Saitama, also registering information about the divisions to which these individuals belong. Additionally, four prefectural police departments, including Shimane and Yamaguchi, utilize another Arcadia system to send security information to individuals and companies. This system holds the names and email addresses of approximately 16,000 people and 2,600 companies.
Currently, there is no confirmation of any abuse of the compromised information. The NPA has directed prefectural police departments nationwide to gather information and issue warnings to prevent potential harm. Further potential data breaches have been identified at local governments and fire departments across the country linked to the Arcadia cyberattack.